School district · Berrien County, MI

Watervliet School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Watervliet School District took in $24.0 million and spent $22.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money76%School district taxes16%County and local tax money3.0%Fees for services (school lunches)1.9%Federal tax money1.7%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

76%

of Watervliet School District's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes16%

Property tax

16%$3.9 million

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services

1.9%$448 thousand

What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches

Other school charges$425 thousand
School lunches$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government

1.7%$412 thousand

State tax money76%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state

76%$18.2 million

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

3.0%$721 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other

1.0%$251 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Interest on debt2.5%Sent to other local governments2.2%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

95%$21.7 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$21.7 million

Interest on debt

2.5%$571 thousand

Sent to other local governments

2.2%$511 thousand

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts

Sent to school districts$511 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Watervliet School District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Watervliet School District itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.